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Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the defensive profile in breast cancer women: A pilot study

Published:2019-01 Issue:1 Volume:6 Page:205510291985466
ISSN:2055-1029
Container-title:Health Psychology Open
language:en
Short-container-title:Health Psychology Open

Author:

Di Giuseppe Mariagrazia¹,Di Silvestre Annarita²,Lo Sterzo Rosa²,Hitchcott Paul¹,Gemignani Angelo¹,Conversano Ciro¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

2. Department of Clinical Oncology, Hospital Santo Spirito, Pescara, Italy

Abstract

This study analyzed the defensive functioning and profile of nine breast cancer women and identifies the differences from other cancer patients (N0) in the way they deal with internal conflicts and stressful situations related to the illness. Patients were interviewed and evaluated using the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scale Q-sort. Mean differences analysis showed that breast cancer patients use more reaction formation, omnipotence, and rationalization and less idealization of others-image and autistic fantasy, compared with other-site cancer patients. From the qualitative analysis of the defensive profile, displacement and repression appeared among the most representative defense mechanisms of breast cancer patients.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Clinical Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2055102919854667

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